The 2002 Wellington Sevens, also known as the 2002 New Zealand Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Wellington, New Zealand as the fifth leg of the 2001–02 World Sevens Series. The tournament took place at the Westpac Stadium on 8–9 February 2002.
The tournament was won by South Africa, who defeated Samoa 17–14 in the cup final. Argentina defeated Wales 55–12 in the plate final. France defeated Canada 26–5 in the bowl final. Cook Islands defeated Papua New Guinea 38–14 in the shield final.
Format The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Teams The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
Pool stage
Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinalsTeams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals
Pool A Team 13300147141339232011717107331026171-105430030123-1233 Source:
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Pool B Team 13300142141289232014380-377331024772-255430032692-663 Source:
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Pool C Team 133008234489232015024267331023860-225430031567-523 Source:
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Pool D Team 1320010329747232019335587332015052-274300112142-1303 Source: World Rugby
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Knockout stage
Shield
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Bowl
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Plate
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Cup
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Tournament placings
PlaceTeam Points 20 16 12 12 5 8 6 6 7 4 4
PlaceTeam Points 9 2 10 0 11 0 0 13 0 14 0 15 0 0
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